House voted tonight on leveling fines of up to $10,000 on lawmakers who flout security screening

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Breaking: The House has voted to penalize lawmakers who seek to bypass the security screening measures that have been enacted in the wake of the Capitol riot, with members facing a $5,000 fine for the first offense and $10,000 each time thereafter.

House to vote tonight on leveling fines of up to $10,000 on lawmakers who flout security screening
The measure would mandate a $5,000 fine for the first offense and $10,000 each subsequent time a lawmaker seeks to bypass the security measures that have been enacted in the wake of the Jan. 6...
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6:30 PM · Feb 2, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/02/house-vote-tonight-leveling-fines-up-10000-lawmakers-who-flout-security-screening/

The House voted Tuesday night to penalize lawmakers who seek to bypass the security screening measures that have been enacted in the wake of the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, with members facing a $5,000 fine for the first offense and $10,000 each time thereafter.

The measure passed on a 216-to-210 vote, with all but three Democrats present voting in favor and all Republicans present voting “no.”

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Rules Committee, defended the move in an impassioned floor speech in which he blasted the “elitist mentality” of those who have ignored the screening procedures, imploring his fellow lawmakers to recognize that “the rules apply to us, too — and it’s time all of us acted like it.”

“Apparently, some of my friends on the other side think differently,” McGovern said. “Some are acting as though by being elected to Congress, they have been anointed to some sort of special club — one that gets to pick and choose what rules to follow.”

Last month, metal detectors were installed outside some doors to the House chamber in a move aimed at tightening security in the wake of the deadly riot. Tense interactions between Republican lawmakers and U.S. Capitol Police soon followed.

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All Republicans present voted against the measure to punish lawmakers who try to bypass security screening measures.

Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Breaking: The House has voted to penalize lawmakers who seek to bypass the security screening measures that have been enacted in the wake of the Capitol riot, with members facing a $5,000 fine for the first offense and $10,000 each time thereafter.
https://washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/02/house-vote-tonight-leveling-fines-up-10000-lawmakers-who-flout-security-screening/…
6:35 PM · Feb 2, 2021